Comp Notes

Mark Sutton

Comp Notes is a podcast for college students in first-year writing courses.  We'll cover the concepts you'll discuss in class, giving you a chance to reinforce or grow your understanding of them.

  1. 2天前

    Style

    This episode looks at some of the choices writers can make that affect our writing style. Transcript available here Additional information: (Note: You may also want to check out the links in episode 10: Editing) Purdue OWL's "Diction Introduction" and "Levels of Diction"Grammarly's "What does 'Connotation' Mean? Definition and Examples"Quillbot's "What is Connotation? Definition, Meaning, & Examples"Brian Ray's "Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy"Silva Rhetoricae's:"Style""Levels of Style""Figures of Speech" (use the links at the top of the page to get to specific examples of tropes and schemes)Write to Done's "28 Figure of Speech Examples" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    8 分钟

  2. 4月20日

    Peer Review or Workshopping

    This episode focuses on strategies for acting as a good peer reviewer for your classmates when you offer feedback on their writing. Transcript available here. Additional Readings: Ron DePeter's "How to Write Meaningful Peer Response Praise"Erin Kelly's "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Peer Review"Purdue OWL's "Giving Feedback for Peer Review"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Getting Feedback"WAC Clearinghouse's "Writing Guide: Engaging in Peer Review"Jim Beatty's "Peer Review"Emilie Zickel's "Peer Review and Responding to Others' Drafts" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    11 分钟

  3. 4月13日

    Feedback

    This episode discuss what instructor feedback is and presents some strategies for working with that feedback to improve your writing ability. Transcript available here Additional Materials:  Jillian Grauman's "What's That Supposed to Mean? Using Feedback on Your Writing"Proofreaders' Marks (often used by professors to mark grammatical issues)Purdue OWL's "Interpreting Instructor Feedback"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Getting Feedback"University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Writers Workshop's "Incorporating Peer and Instructor Feedback" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    9 分钟

  4. 4月6日

    Reflection

    This episode describes and shares some strategies for reflecting on your writing. Transcript here. Additional Resources:  Hull Uni Library "Reflective Writing" (video)Sandra L. Giles' "Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?"Kati Lewis' "Reflection: We're Always Doing It"Kristen Gay's "Reflection Essay"Skillful Learning's "What is Metacognition and Why Should I Care?" and "Reflecting on Your Thinking" (videos)Helpful Professor's "13 Examples of Metacognitive Strategies" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    7 分钟

  5. 3月30日

    Research: Citing Sources

    The last in our series on research, this episode discusses why and when we should cite, as well as some strategies for making citation easier. Transcript here Additional materials:  Overview of citation systems (all from Purdue OWL):MLAAPAChicagoIEEEUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Plagiarism" and "Why We Cite" (video)Purdue OWL's "Using Citation Generators Responsibly"Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse's "An Overview of Documentation Systems"Anne Canavan's "Citations: Why, When, How?"Annika Clark's "Finding the Right Spiderman: An Introduction to Reference and Citation Formats"From Choosing & Using Sources:  A Guide to Academic Research"Why Cite Sources?""Challenges in Citing Sources""Steps for Citing""When to Cite" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    8 分钟

  6. 3月23日

    Research: Integrating Sources

    Fifth in our series on research, this episode focuses on strategies for integrating outside sources into our own writing, including quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Transcript here Additional Materials Kyle D. Stedman's "Annoying Ways People Use Sources"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Quotations"Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse's "Integrating Sources"From Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research"Helping Others Follow""Synthesis of Your Own Ideas"From A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year WritingMelanie Gagich's "Quoting"Robin Jeffrey's "Paraphrasing and Summarizing" John Lanning, Amanda Lloyd, and Emilie Zickel's "Signal Phrases" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    6 分钟

  7. 3月16日

    Research: Evaluating Sources

    Fourth in this series on research, this episode will focus on strategies for evaluating sources, with a particular focus on Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg's SIFT model. Transcript here Additional Materials Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg's Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (advertisement for book)"Evaluating for Relevancy" and "Evaluating for Credibility" from Choosing & Using Sources:  A Guide to Academic ResearchAmanda Lloyd's "Misinformation and Disinformation"Mike Caulfield's "SIFT (The Four Moves)"Mike Caulfield's "SIFTing through the Pandemic"Mike Caulfield's "Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers"This online book presents an older version of SIFT, but it is still effective. CTRL-F's "Verification Skills 2024" (Video playlist)Ellen Carillo and Alice Horning's "Effectively and Efficiently Reading the Credibility of Online Sources" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    10 分钟

  8. 3月9日

    Research: Locating Sources

    Third in our research series, this episode will discuss strategies for locating sources, specifically keywords and search strings. Transcript here Additional Materials From Choosing and Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research"Precision Searching: Main Concepts""Precision Searching: Related and Alternative Terms""Precision Searching: Search Statements" McMaster Libraries' "How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Operators (AND OR NOT)" and "How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Modifiers "",*,()" (videos) Robin Jeffrey's "Using Effective Keywords in your Research"Prince George's Community College Learning Common's "Generating Keywords" and "Boolean Operators" Comp Notes © 2024 by  Mark Sutton  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    8 分钟
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Comp Notes is a podcast for college students in first-year writing courses.  We'll cover the concepts you'll discuss in class, giving you a chance to reinforce or grow your understanding of them.

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  • 创作者
    Mark Sutton
  • 活跃年份
    2024年 - 2026年
  • 单集
    34
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
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    © 2026 Comp Notes
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